Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 15.7% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Burma
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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